Does anyone have a mac mini and a iMac? How easy is it to network? I just recently switched from PCs, so I'm not sure. Thanks everyone!

I have two iMacs (one 17" G5 and one 20" Intel), two Mac Mini's (1.25GHz, RevA), and a 12" iBook. Sharing files, printing, etc is very easy and straightforward._________________ -=iMav=- http://geekhack.org

haha . . . do you ever feel guilt for having more than what you actually need?

Who says I have more than what I need???

If I had my way, my house would be a Mac haven.
Talking about a new Mini in my home theater, a PowerMac quad for my serious desktop and storage and a iMac for a public computer (with a bunch of restrictions lol). Plus I would get a MacBook Pro for my travels and just for floating around the house.

The Mac mini is a great step backwards from the iMac. The iMac offers an adult sized hard drive and modern era graphics in a small footprint. The Mac mini setup ends up being a mess of bits and cords and cables.

File sharing is when files are used by more than one person. Even in that case a Mac notebook would be a better choice than a mini. Anything would be a better choice than a mini.

The Mac mini is only low cost until you starting adding the peripherals that make it usable.

What Apple could do that would be cool would be to make a Cinema Display with a six inch by two inch cutout in the base so that the mini could be slipped right under the monitor. That would make for one neat looking desktop.

Or one of the aluminum benders who advertise on this site could make the piece for the DIYers.

File sharing is when files are used by more than one person. Even in that case a Mac notebook would be a better choice than a mini. Anything would be a better choice than a mini.

The Mac mini is a great step backwards from the iMac. The iMac offers an adult sized hard drive and modern era graphics in a small footprint. The Mac mini setup ends up being a mess of bits and cords and cables.

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The Mac mini is only low cost until you starting adding the peripherals that make it usable.

For someone who wants a Macintosh home computer, with a 20" Apple brand display and a clean desktop, including wireless keyboard and mouse, the iMac is the clear winner, with a 20% faster processor, at least 2.5 times the internal disk storage, 2-4 times the video memory, and a video processor capable of running 3-D games, for roughly the same price as a 20" Apple display-equipped Mini. And with much more easily upgraded RAM.